How to Securely Erase Different SSDs: NVMe, PCIe and More

Flash-based memories, like solid state drives (SSDs), are more difficult to completely and permanently erase than magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). And, as older generation SSDs, such as Fusion-io PCIe cards, are reaching end-of-life, it’s critical that they are securely erased as part of your disposition and decommissioning policies, or outsourced to managed service providers, with best-in-class solutions. With new SSD drives, like Nonvolatile memory express (NVMe), it’s important for your organization to begin developing policies for which technologies are approved to securely erase data as they reach end-of-life.